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A Tweedsmuir History TV Tour A: told by MrS- George Dumfordv Tweedmuir History Curator and Mrs. E, V. Thompson Public Relations Officer, West End WJ. Wellington South District. Ari inovative TV program. publicizing one of the varied interests of the Women‘s Institute. was a Tweeds» muir History Tour. This was a combined project of the Curator and PRO. Channel 8 TV, Guelph were very enthusiastic about this different type of community program. and on two sunny afternoons in the Fall. there was the utmost git-operation from the two technicians who taped the film and commentary. The tour was planned as an exterior viewing of some if the older farm homes in the area and interviews with he owners. The program was introduced from the living hum of Mrs. Durnford‘s modern home near Marden .chool. A brief outline of the Tweedsmuir History was ‘l\’Cn and several antiques shown and discussed before ‘arting the tour. Points of interest at the Lewis farm home were noted nd at the former Quarrie farm home. which farm is -)\V Guelph Township Recreational Park. A drive round the park was taken. pointing out items of Itcrest. these included the children‘s slide presented the years ago by West End W.|_ :\t ‘Bleak House”. the 150 year old log house. home of lrs. J. A. Reilly, the planting of the large spruce and .‘lt: trees on the front lawn was discussed. These were .inted about 1870 by Mrs. Reilly‘s grandmother and ’r young son. M ‘Andover’ which has been in the Thompson family r five generations. Edward Thompson showed articles - historical interest. These included the old farm bell hunted on a high post and used in earlier days as a liner bell. Before telephones were in general use. .iner bells were rung as a means of alerting neighbors an emergency. Also shown here was the stone roller Jt belonged to the Guelph Cricket Club in the 1830‘s. which time the pioneer Thompson brothers were keen :cket players. .\t ‘Blythwood Farm' Mrs. Donald Blyth showed a cently acquired painted wooden figure of Sam Tawse. DRILLIA AREA MEMBERS attended a workshop .ivided by the Simcoe County Arts and Crafts Associ- ion. Members of the WI attended the quilting workshop to 1m about “kuikilaulima”. a quilting bee in Hawaii. ‘iere the Hawaiian women have developed a quilting :hnique distinctive to their islands. The technique is a combination of applique and lilting done by hand with rows of stitching outlining U applique shapes. Patterns are large and symmetrical. presenting Hawaiian trees and flowers. Usually Hawaiian quilts are made with two strong antrasting colors. The fabric for the design is folded in ‘iic same way a snowflake is made. then cut in the desired shape and appliqued to the background. A single 'lL‘5lgn covers the entire quilt. Echo quilting is done with rows of stitching a half-inch apart repeating the outline of the pattern until Curved in l858 the figure. which is 3'1 feet in height. was used for advertising in front of William Tawse' boot and shoe shop in Guelph, The shop was in business from l858 to 1378 and for that period. Sam. holding in his hands a pair of boots. was a familiar figure. 0n the McDonald farm. which since 1827 has been the home of six generations of the McDonald family. Mrs. Walter G. McDonald drew attention to a small log building at the east corner of the burn. This old structure was the pioneer home on the farm. The stone house and colorful garden made a very attractive background at the Robert Cleghorn farm. as Mrs. Cleghorn showed the splendid growth of an oak tree. which some years ago was one of several sent to (iuelph Township Horticultural Society front one of the Royal estates in England. A former Guelph Township school. 8541-1. now the attractive red brick home of Donald Bowman and family. was viewed and changes noted. The inscriptions on the commemorative stone at a former burial ground of early settlers were read and filmed. Several members of the Quarrie and Cleghorn families were laid to rest here along with other pioneers, On a picnic table on the lawn outside his home. Ales Anderson had set out a number of interesting ‘bygones'. antiques. wooden tools and implements of early years. The reading habits of l’llS Scottish forebears. were seen in the well read books which they brought witl’ them from Scotland in the early lli30's. Well kcpt account books were of special interest. as were comparisons. given by Alex. of the cost of buildings then and now. Several hours were devoted to the making of the film which. when edited was upproxnnately one and a half hours in length. The film was shown several times on Channel 8 TV and many viewers cxprcssed their enjoyment in seeing pictures and hearing commentaries of places in the community. ()thct vicwcrs discovered an important facet of Women‘s Institutes" varied activities the background is filled. Traditionally. no inner batting is used. The resulting kapas iquilts) are used as bedspreads or wall hangings. litany of which are now used to decorate the hotels and public buildings of Hawaii. The art of quilting was introduced in Hawaii in the early IKOO‘S by American missionaries. Smaller versions of the designs lend themselves to colorful uppiiques for cushions. tote bags and skirt borders, LAKE ST. GEORGE WI. SIMCOF. EAST DISâ€" TRI(T had as a special speaker Mrs. Suru Vunukkcr. a member. as well as a registered nurse. Her topic was health. Perfect functioning of the body. pure air. sunlight. exercise and proper diet are some of the main aids to good health. A question and answer period received a good response. 7|